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2025/2026
Year Three

Curriculum Overview

Year Three deepens pupils’ literacy, numeracy and enquiry skills through themed learning, practical science investigations and creative projects. The programme encourages independence, collaborative problem solving and healthy habits. Below are detailed weekly overviews for core subjects and specialist lessons (P.E., Music and ICT).

YEAR THREE - TERM 1 | CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Week Literacy Maths Spelling & Grammar Science Topic (Geography / History) PSHE
1 Something happened in my street — reading and responding to settings in stories Number and place value Using a dictionary — Spelling list 1 Looking after ourselves Life in a village Settling in school — Classroom rules
2 Something happened in my street — using a map to describe a setting Addition & subtraction of 2- and 3-digit numbers — 2 times table Parts of speech & parsing — Spelling list 2 Looking after ourselves Life in a village Self-identity — Personal identity
3 Something happened in my street — writing sentences to describe settings Properties of shapes — 3 times table Spelling list 3 — Simple tenses Looking after ourselves Life in a village Self-identity — Strengthening identities
4 Speaking loud and clear — reading & responding to dialogue Multiplication & division — 4 times table Spelling list 4 — third person singular, verbs ending in <-y> Looking after ourselves Life in a village Self-identity — Changes
5 Speaking loud & clear — identifying punctuation in dialogue Fractions — 5 times table Spelling list 5 — verb “to be” (past, present, future) Looking after ourselves Life in a village Taking care of my body: be more active & enjoying outdoor activities
6 Speaking loud & clear — identifying different speech words Measurement (mass) — 6 times table Spelling list 6 — syllables Looking after ourselves Life in a village Taking care of my body: be more active & enjoying outdoor activities
HALF TERM
8 Speaking loud & clear — using role play to develop dialogue and understand scenes Measurement (mass) — 7 times table Spelling list 7 — parsing sentences — present participle Looking after ourselves Life in a village Taking care of my body — learning to look after myself
9 Garden Birds — using diagrams to make notes / book review Addition & subtraction — 8 times table Spelling list 8 — present continuous Looking after ourselves Life in a village Taking care of my body — healthy eating
10 Garden Birds — presenting & responding to information Addition & subtraction — 9 times table Spelling list 9 — parsing the sentences — past continuous Looking after plants Weather around the world Growing & Changing — emotional responses
11 Garden Birds — using a planning frame for a non-chronological report Properties of shapes — 10 times table Spelling list 10 — parsing sentences — proper nouns Looking after plants Weather around the world Growing & Changing — the emotions of others
12 Sights, Sounds and Feelings — responding to the text Multiplication & division including number and place value — 11 times table Spelling list 11 — proper adjectives; matching words & descriptions Looking after plants Weather around the world Safety & Protection — healthy, safe and active classroom
ASSESSMENT WEEK
14 Sights, Sounds and Feelings — finding loud and quiet verbs Multiplication & division including number and place value — 12 times table Spelling list 12 — syllables; completing words Looking after plants Weather around the world Safety & Protection — healthy, safe and active playground
15 Sights, Sounds and Feelings — interpreting real & imagined sounds Measurement (time) — assorted times table Spelling list 13 — paragraphs; organising information Looking after plants Weather around the world Safety & Protection — stay safe in different places

YEAR THREE – TERM 1| SPECIALIST OVERVIEW

Week Music P.E. ICT
1 Meet the recorder Sprinting & Speed — focus on proper sprinting techniques Formatting text — font styles & sizes
2 Learning note B Jumping & Landing — develop jumping and landing techniques Formatting text — font styles & sizes
3 Learning note A Team strategy — develop strategy and tactics (team games, scrimmages) Formatting text — font colours & alignment
4 Introducing note G Netball fundamentals — passing, catching, shooting Formatting text — font colours & alignment
5 Playing recorder pieces — BAG Soccer skills — dribbling, passing, shooting Formatting text practice — combining fonts, colours, alignment
6 Playing recorder pieces — BAG Invasion games — focus on strategy & teamwork Formatting text practice — combining fonts, colours, alignment
HALF TERM
8 Playing recorder pieces — BAG Gymnastics basics — balance, flexibility, strength PowerPoint basics — slides & titles
9 Playing recorder pieces Gymnastics sequences — balance, jump & land PowerPoint basics — slides & titles
10 Playing recorder pieces Mini Olympics — track events — sprints, relays; focus on sportsmanship & teamwork PowerPoint basics — adding images & bullet points
11 Playing recorder pieces Mini Olympics — field events — javelin throw, long jump PowerPoint basics — adding images & bullet points
12 Playing recorder pieces Fitness & conditioning — cardiovascular endurance & strength PowerPoint design — themes, colours & transitions
13 Playing recorder pieces Team building activities — teamwork & problem solving PowerPoint design — themes, colours & transitions
14 Playing recorder pieces Invasion games — focus on football, netball, athletics PowerPoint project — present favourite animal
15 Playing recorder pieces Reflection & celebration — reflect on PE experiences throughout the term PowerPoint: My Favourite Animal project

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